Bobby Richardson was born in Sumter, South Carolina on August 19, 1935. While playing high school and American Legion baseball, he was discovered by the New York Yankees and after his high school graduation he joined them. He played two years on the Yankees' minor league farm team and at nineteen he participated in his first professional game. Richardson played with the Yankees for ten years from 1955 to 1966 and won nine out of ten World Series. Richardson earned several awards and holds still-standing records. Following his retirement from professional baseball Richardson coached the University of South Carolina Gamecocks from 1970-1976. In the interview Richardson recalls his friendships with baseball legends Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris; he shares his opinions about the present-day game of baseball, including length of the season, finances, and steroid use. Finally he reflects about the importance of his faith and the impact it has on his personal and professional life. When asked about his best year in baseball he choose 1962, stating "It was just one of those years when everything seemed to go my way."
Correspondence from Stephen Hoffius, Director of Publications for the South Carolina Historical Society, to Cleveland Sellers regarding Grace Jordan McFadden interviews with Civil Rights movement participants.
Correspondence from Marcous Garnder, Event Coordinator for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. at the University of South Carolina, to Cleveland Sellers thanking the recipient for "agreeing to participate as a panelist in [the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity] forum."
Correspondence from Kevin Willey, Project Coordinator for the University of South Carolina African American Studies Program, to Cleveland Sellers thanking the recipient for "helping to make the 1998 Magic Bus Civil Rights Tour a huge success."
Correspondence James Bennett, 1995 Campaign Chairman for 100 Black Men of America, Inc., to Cleveland Sellers informing the recipient of ceremony details.
Correspondence James Bennett, 1995 Campaign Chairman for 100 Black Men of America, Inc., to Cleveland Sellers informing the recipient that "a panel of judges for the South Carolina Hall of Fame has elected [him] among 15 persons to be inducted into the 1995."
Developing an Agenda for the Information Superhighway by Anthony L. Pharr, Office of Communication, United Church of Christ, was presented to the Telecommunications Task Force, NAACP, during a meeting in Columbia, South Carolina on May 20, 1994.
South Carolina Fair Share Legislative Update from June 30, 1994, providing information legislative issues on Safety and Juvenile Justice, Welfare Reform, Health Care Reform, Automobile Insurance, Reapportionment and Voter Participation, Finance Companies and Banks, Workers Compensation, Tax Reform, and Non-Profit Organizations.
Developing an Agenda for the Information Superhighway by Anthony L. Pharr, Office of Communication, United Church of Christ, was presented to the Telecommunications Task Force, NAACP, during a meeting in Columbia, South Carolina on May 20, 1994.
Correspondence from Patricia D. Petway, Assistant Attorney General for the State of South Carolina, to The Honorable Barbara Stock Nielsen, State Superintendent of Education for the State of South Carolina, requesting "the opinion of this Office as to whether a member of the State Board of Education can concurrently serve as a member of the Bamberg County Economic Development Commission without violating the dual office prohibitions of the state Constitution."
Correspondence from Mike Miller of the ORGANIZE Training Center to Cleveland Sellers regarding a book entitled, "Negroes In American History: A Freedom Primer."
Correspondence from Matthew Parsons to Earle E. Morris, Jr., Comptroller General, regarding ideas "for the Naval facilities as an Import-Export Center."
Correspondence from Nancy S. Layman, Staff Counsel of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, to Andrea Loney, Legal Services of Western Carolina, regarding the "recent Restructuring Bill." Enclosed "portions of the recent Restructuring Bill."
South Carolina Conference of Branches of the NAACP memorandum from Nelson B. Rivers, III, to all NAACP units in South Carolina "Calling All Freedom Riders!!!"
